1. What is the mass in grams and the weight in dynes and in gram-force of 12oz of salt? Local g is 9.

65 m/s2 , 1 lbm = 16oz. Ans. 340.2 gm ; 328,300 dynes; 334.8 gf

2. A mass of 0.10 slug in space is subjected to an external vertical force of 4 lb. If the local gravity acceleration is g= 30.5 fps2 and if friction effects are neglected, determine the acceleration of the mass if the external vertical force is acting (a) upward and (b) downward. Ans. (a) 9.5 fps2 ; (b) 70.5 fps2

3. The mass of a given airplane at sea level (g= 32.1 fps2) is 10 tons. Find its mass in lb, slugs, and kg, and its (gravitational) weight in lb when its travelling at a 50,000 ft elevation. The acceleration of gravity g decreases by 3.33x10-6 fps2 for each foot of elevation. Ans. 20,000 lbm ; 621.62 slugs; 19,850 lbf

4. A lunar excursion module (LEM) weights 1500kgf on earth where g= 9.75 mps2 . What will be its weight on the surface of the moon where gm = 1.70 mps2. On the surface of the moon, what will be the force in kgf and in newtons required to accelerate the module at 10 mps2? Ans. 261.5 kgf; 1538.5 kgf; 15,087 N

5. The mass of a fluid system is 0.311 slug, its density is 30 lb/ft 3 and g is 31.90 fps2. Find (a) the specific volume, (b) the specific weight, and (c) the total volume. Ans. (a) 0.0333 ft3/lb; (b) 29.75 lb/ft3; (c) 0.3335 ft3.

6. A cylindrical drum (2 ft diameter, 3ft height) is filled with a fluid whose density is 40 lb/ft 3. Determine (a) the total volume of fluid , (b) its total mass in pounds and slugs (c) its specific volume , and (d) its specific weight where g = 31.90 fps2. Ans. (a) 9.43 ft3; (b) 377.2 lb; 11.72 slugs; (c) 0.025 ft3/lb; (d) 39.66 lb/ft3

7. A weatherman carried an aneroid barometer from the ground floor to his office the Sears Tower in Chicago. On the ground level, the barometer read 30.150 in. Hg absolute; topside it read 28.607 in. Hg absolute. Assume that the average atmospheric air density was 0.075 lb/ft3 and estimate the height of the building. Ans. 1455 ft

8. A vacuum gauge mounted on a condenser reads 0.66m Hg. What is the absolute pressure in the condenser in kPa when the atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kPa? Ans. 13.28 kPa

9. Convert the following readings of pressure to kPa absolute, assuming that the barometer reads 760 mm Hg: (a) 90cm Hg gage; (b) 40cm Hg vacuum; (c) 100psig; (d) 8 in Hg in vacuum; and (e) 76 in. Hg gage. Ans. (a) 221.24 kPa; (b) 48 kPa ; (c) 790.83 kPa; (d) 74.213 kPa; (e) 358.591 kPa

10. A fluid moves in a steady flow manner between two sections in a flow line. At section 1: A1 = 10 ft2, u1 = 100 fpm, v1 = 4 ft3/lb. At section 2:A2 = 2 ft2, 2 = 0.20 lb/ft3. Calculate (a) the mass flow rate and (b) the speed at section 2. Ans. (a) 15,000 lb/h; (b) 10.42 fps

11. If a pump discharges 75 gpm of water whose specific weight is 61.5 lb/ft3 (g = 31.95 fps2) , find (a) the mass flow rate in lb/min, and (b) and total time required to fill a vertical cylinder and 12 ft high. Ans. (a) 621.2 lb/min (b) 93.97 min